title: Impact of phototherapeutic keratectomy on the outcome of subsequent penetrating keratoplasty in patients with stromal corneal dystrophies.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D054018:Lasers, Excimer; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018903:Photorefractive Keratectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014945:Wound Healing